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By Thomas Gessner and Owen Sizemore
After a much-needed break to finish out the spring semester, the NC College Beat staff are back to write and create content for our Summer 2021 newsroom. Here’s what to expect going forward:
Story Releases The Summer 2021 Newsroom staff plans to release at least one story every weekday, Monday through Friday. As most college students in North Carolina are currently on break, our overall story themes will be shifting away from informational pieces on university happenings and more towards unique student perspectives and ideas. Our stories will include opinion pieces, college guides, student interviews, restaurant and media reviews, podcasts, videos, photo galleries, and much more. Upcoming Stories For Summer and Beyond Colleges and vaccines. Like many other pandemic obstacles, North Carolina schools are tackling vaccines differently, and a question many people have is which schools require vaccination and which do not? That question will be answered in an upcoming article, as well as what the process is for students that do not get vaccinated at schools where it is optional. Best food on college campuses. Food has always been an important part of the college experience, and at and around college campuses are some of the best places to get a variety of cuisine in the whole state. That is why NC College Beat will be publishing pieces reviewing the restaurants of North Carolina campuses, from Appalachian State to Wilmington, with the goal of addressing better local options that students can support when they return in the fall. Preseason football prospects. The college football season is quickly approaching, and many teams have made big decisions and adjustments for the fall, whether that be through scouting or making changes because of players graduating. Luckily for North Carolina, the state has had many emerging programs that will be competitive in the upcoming season, and all the D1 teams in North Carolina will be ranked in the preseason. The return to pre-pandemic life on college campuses. Since North Carolina colleges and universities are in the process of returning to an in-person, on-campus format, NC College Beat will be covering more stories about the approaches different schools are taking for events that the pandemic halted or diminished. The website will be publishing articles on classes, sporting events, concerts, and other activities, with the goal of analyzing the decisions each school makes, how they compare to one another, and the effect of such decisions. Summer 2021 Newsroom Staff Our staff for this summer’s newsroom will be a smaller, focused group of a variety of backgrounds and writing interests. We hope to provide a balanced and insightful set of perspectives that all readers will enjoy. Lucas Thomae, Copy Chief
Lucas is a second-year Journalism Major at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He works for the sports deck of The Daily Tar Heel, with his work also appearing in the Greensboro News and Record. Lucas will serve as the primary editor for summer stories and will also collaborate with other writers on important features.
Owen Sizemore, Webmaster
Owen is a second-year Computer Science and Political Science Double-Major at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is an active member of UNC Charlotte’s Student Government Association and is pursuing a career as a Software Engineer. Owen will be maintaining the NC College Beat website and social media accounts as well as occasionally writing stories.
Isabella Reilly, Staff Writer
Isabella is a second-year Media & Journalism and English and Comparative Literature Double Major at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She hopes to become an overseas news correspondent, author and poet in the near future. This summer, Isabella will be writing pieces on her perspective as a UNC Chapel Hill student, as well as covering features and culture stories from around the state.
Thomas Gessner, Staff Writer
Thomas is a second-year Economics student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is originally from Greensboro, North Carolina. Thomas will be covering feature stories on culture, sports, as well as writing opinion pieces.
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By Lucas Thomae
Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist best known for The 1619 Project, was set to be given a tenured position at UNC this summer. Instead, the school has opted to give her a five-year fixed contract, as reported by NC Policy Watch.
The decision has drawn heavy criticism from many prominent members of the UNC Student Body who say that the school caved to political pressure from conservatives. On May 20, a group of “UNC student leaders and advocates” published a letter under the website of the UNC Undergraduate Executive Branch, directly addressing Hannah-Jones. “We are frustrated and disappointed that our University, the flagship institution of the UNC System, has failed not only you, an outstanding alumna, but its students, its faculty, its community as a whole—and yes, the spirit upon which Carolina was founded: Lux Libertas—light and liberty,” the letter reads. The letter goes on to state, “Walking into this University, unfortunately, you are walking into a place where respect is minimal, criticism is high, and quantity is all too few for academics of color—especially Black women. Knowing this and recognizing the critical importance of upholding the integrity and impact of your work, we cannot ask you to come here. We respect your work and your contribution to this country’s history too much for you or your scholarship to be the constant target of disrespect here at Carolina, be it from our leaders in South Building, the Board of Trustees, or Board of Governors.” The letter had 31 signatures, among them Neel Swamy, the President of the Graduate and Professional Student Government, and Collyn Smith, the Vice President of the Undergraduate Student Government. The same day, Hannah-Jones tweeted, “I have been overwhelmed by all the support you all have shown me. It has truly fortified my spirit and my resolve.” The UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media had sought out Hannah-Jones for its Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism. Susan King, dean of the school, supported tenureship for Hannah-Jones, and faculty also published a letter expressing their support of Hannah-Jones and displeasure with the university’s decision. ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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The Weekly Roundup Podcast | Episode 4: The Biggest Stories of This Year and What's to Come5/2/2021 Featuring Thomas Gessner, Lucas Thomae and Owen Sizemore
NC College Beat has revamped the weekly roundup from the fall, providing regular updates on happenings within the universities and colleges of North Carolina through our new podcast hosted by Staff Writer Thomas Gessner. Listen to our episode using the audio player above or check out the episode notes below.
1. Fall return-to-campus plans across the UNC System. Schools like UNC Charlotte have already outlined specific goals and guidelines for what life will look like on their campus this fall, including full-capacity facilities and a majority of classes held in-person. Other schools, like UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, and East Carolina University share these sentiments but have yet to unveil their full plans for next semester. 2. Governor Roy Cooper lifts the mask mandate for socially-distant vaccinated people outdoors. The announcement made last Wednesday will now allow those who are fully vaccinated to go maskless at outdoor public spaces and events provided that they still maintain social distancing guidelines. This change is likely the first of many restrictions to be eased in advance of the summer and the start of a new academic year around the corner. (Further reading from WWAY3) 3. Where are students living in the fall? Many first-year college students, with either limited or no experience living on their respective campuses, are compelled to search for off-campus living that may be cheaper or offer more amenities than the standard dorms. It is up to universities and colleges across the state to create strong incentive packages to convince more students to make their way back to on-campus living. 4. College sports of the past and future. The North Carolina college basketball scene has seen some dramatic changes over recent months, including the departure of UNC Chapel Hill's Roy Williams and UNCG's Wes Miller. This fall, sporting events are expected to welcome back significantly more fans through expanded capacity in indoor and outdoor stadiums and arenas. ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Lucas Thomae
NC College Beat has consolidated the COVID-19 data from North Carolina’s many schools and put them here, where we will update the numbers each week throughout the semester.
Below, we have cumulative cases, positive test rates, and more from all of the UNC System schools plus the five largest private schools in the state. Schools are ordered from largest to smallest, based on enrollment. Notes:
NOTE: Numbers to the right of the data reflect the change since April 13 UNC System North Carolina State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 27 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 7 (↓5) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 1,610 (↑79) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 5 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 26 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 9 (↓27) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown* Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 3 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.4% (↓0.3%) * 2,362 (↑73) total positive cases since July 1, 2020 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 27 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 11 (↓2) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 958 (↑35) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 6 (↑2) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.1% (↓0.2%) East Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 28 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 12 (↑8) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 774 (↑50) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 10 (↑1) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1% (↓1%) Appalachian State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 28 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 594 (↑25) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 8 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.2% (↑0.5%) * 6 active student cases on March 2 (↓1) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 28 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 3 (↓7) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 291 (↑32) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 1 (↑1) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 27 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 8 (↓3) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 593 (↑38) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 2 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.8% (↓1.0%) North Carolina A&T University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 26 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 701 (↑140) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 8 (↑5) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown* 4.8% in the latest reporting period (↑1.2%) Western Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 28 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 1 (↑1) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 291 (↑15) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.1% (↑0.4%) University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 28 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 92 (↑20) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown** * 11 current active student cases (↑9) ** 0% in latest surveillance testing period North Carolina Central University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 23 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 196 (↑44) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown Fayetteville State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 28 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 230 (↑115) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 5 (↑3) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown * 73 active student cases (↑57) Winston-Salem State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 26 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 148 (↑33) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina at Asheville (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 28 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 1 (↓6) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 65 (↑3) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.0% (↓3.8%) Elizabeth City State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 28 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 16 (↑16) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 62 (↑25) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 27 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 0 (↓3) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 75 (↑1) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.0% (↓6.5%) North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 26 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 11 (↑2) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown Private Schools Duke University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 25 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 3: 931 (↑30) Clusters Reported since Jan. 3: 2 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.02% (↓0.18) * 1 students in isolation (↓28) and 39 students in quarantine (↓100) over the past week Wake Forest University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 27 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 970 (↑22) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown** * 13 active cases on March 22 (↑8) ** 0.1% COVID-19 prevalence based on stratified random testing (↑0.1%) Elon University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 28 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 7 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.2% (no change) * 17 total students in quarantine/isolation (↓70) Campbell University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 27 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown * 0 current positive on-campus student cases (↓4) High Point University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: not reported/unknown On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown * 3 active student cases (↓3) ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Thomas Gessner
Okay, I’ll admit it. I watch the Oscars.
Okay, not only do I watch the Oscars, I go through the whole embarrassing process. I print out a sheet where I fill out my predicted winners and force people around me to do the same so I can beat them, and the reason I beat them is pretty simple. I watch most or all of the Best Picture nominated films each year, and that can be quite difficult, since the Oscars are hit-or-miss when nominating the movies that are supposed to be the “best” of each year. That point brings up a problem with the Academy Awards: They are often wrong, even at the nomination level. Now, the Oscars can’t technically be “wrong”, their decisions are not facts of life that everyone must live by, but they are undoubtedly important to the careers of many people in the film industry, and they have a significant impact on popular culture. But, as time passes, that impact and influence on popular culture has waned greatly. Viewership continues to decline, hitting its lowest point ever this past Sunday when less than ten million households watched the 93rd Academy Awards. The previous low was a bit under twenty-four million households, a number significantly larger than ten million. Movies are not as popular as they once were, but does that mean this awards show that is a staple of film and television should decline so rapidly? A lot of people are blaming COVID-19 for the underwhelming viewership, but streaming numbers have still been excellent during the pandemic, and most of the nominated films were readily available to stream for a long period before the awards show. Not only that, five of the eight films nominated for Best Picture were included free with subscription-based services. Four of those films took home Oscars, and Nomadland, which is available on Hulu, won Best Picture. The films nominated were more accessible to viewers than ever before, but for some reason, people chose not to watch them, which leads to my next question: why is no one watching the Oscar-nominated movies? When I look at the Best Picture winners of years past, I see dollar signs. A lot of these movies were certified hits, and they had long-term control over the public consciousness. Ben-Hur made almost two billion dollars (adjusted for inflation), The Godfather is considered one of the greatest movies ever and is endlessly referenced, Rocky basically invented sports movies, Titanic turned a historical tragedy into the most famous romance films of all time, and Gladiator quotes are played over the speakers during Lakers games. I can only imagine how many finals the Lakers would have lost if scenes from The Artist were used instead. Briefly disregarding the quality of the films nominated for the major Oscars, the box office does not lie; it represents interest in movies, and that translates to Oscar viewership. Of the twenty highest grossing films of all time (adjusted for inflation), eleven were nominated for best picture. Only one of those twenty movies is from the 21st century. This is a bad sign, and it signifies the Oscars’ problems. The academy no longer nominates movies that are popular, the kind of movies that casual fans and diehard kinophiles alike can root for. But maybe the problem is not that the academy isn’t nominating the right films, but that the right films no longer exist. It’s well known that franchise films are the bedrock of blockbuster cinema, but of those eleven movies I mentioned earlier, ten are original movies, not sequels and not remakes. Return of The King is technically the exception, but the two prior films were nominated for Best Picture, so there is a case of a continuation of quality. Original films aren’t made at the same level that they used to be, and that’s because they don’t make the same money as movies like Avengers: Endgame, which is the 22nd installment in Marvel’s superhero franchise. At some point, people decided they wanted to watch a 22nd movie in a series, and I’ve decided that I'm complicit too in this matter. Look, the Marvel movies are fine, and one was even nominated for Best Picture (Black Panther in 2019), but they are not films that should be reasonably considered for the biggest Oscar awards. They are the type of movies that are creating the academy’s big dilemma, because people will choose to watch them over original, mid-to-high budget studio films. Because of this, movie studios are not willing to spend money on original films that they think people won’t want to see. I’m at a crossroads on who to truly blame for the downturn in the Oscars. It’s either Hollywood’s fault for not making expensive films with artistic integrity that can appeal to a wide range of moviegoers (while also pleasing critics and members of the old guard), or the viewers’ fault for not choosing to see those movies and forcing Hollywood’s hand. It doesn’t really matter, because whichever one is the case, the Oscars’ problem is the same. The only thing they can really do to try to increase their numbers is to nominate lower quality movies, and for that to happen, over 9,000 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must agree to make that decision, the same academy members that chose lesser-seen films like Birdman and Moonlight for Best Picture. At the end of the day, there is not much the Academy can really do to save their award show if they are not going to change their artistic habits. The quality of films is declining and the academy won’t stoop to the level of recognizing them, so the Academy Awards are not as much of a litmus test of popular culture and art as they used to be, and that’s alright. People no longer need the Oscars to tell them what movies to see. We live in an age where movies are at everyone’s fingertips constantly, and if someone wants to find out if a movie is “good”, there’s sites like Rottentomatoes, IMDB, and Letterboxd to sort through hundreds of amateur film reviews. Now, I don’t necessarily think this is a great method of gaging the quality of a movie, but like I’ve already established, neither are the Oscars, so it doesn’t make much of a difference, at least to me. ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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NCCB2021 Advanced Topics in College Podcast, Episode 1: Social Media, University Tuition and Fees4/27/2021 Featuring Owen Sizemore and Rory Klink
NC College Beat Co-founder and Webmaster Owen Sizemore joins Staff Writer Rory Klink to kick of the NCCB2021 Advanced Topics in College Podcast, investigating philosophy, research, technology and politics and its effect on college students.
This episode takes a deep dive into the role that social media plays in college applications, social media's privacy and security concerns, and its role in creating social change. Additionally, this episode discusses the rising cost of tuition and fees across colleges and universities and compares how public and private universities seek to draw in students through academics, amenities and research opportunities. Topics Covered: - In 2016 it was reported that about one-third of colleges checked applicants’ social media as part of their application process (ConsumerReports). - The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics - Laura Tierney and The Social Institute - Privacy concerns with TikTok: "“Its U.S. privacy policy also says it gathers your country location, Internet address and the type of device you’re using. If you give it permission, it will also grab your exact location, your phone’s contacts and other social network connections, as well as your age and phone number" (The Washington Post). - TikTok formerly had the capability to monitor your phone’s clipboard and copy that information every few seconds, but this was removed after it was discovered by app developers at a company called Mysk (Mysk). - Opinion piece from a student at Brigham Young University says social media can help create future collective action and social justice habits in the long-term (The Daily Universe). - Rising costs of college are not keeping up with wages or inflation (CNBC). - NC Promise Tuition Plan - UNC Charlotte's University Recreation Center - UNC Charlotte opens Mariott Hotel and Conference Center (Inside UNCC) ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Lucas Thomae
Catch up on NC College Beat’s latest Student Perspective feature, where Lucas Thomae interviews Nuria Shin, a sophomore at UNC Chapel Hill.
Transcript On March 16, a series of shootings at spas and massage parlors in Atlanta killed eight people, six of whom were Asian women. The killings happened amid an increase in anti-Asian hate crimes and violence and across the U.S.. Following the tragedy, one UNC sophomore channeled her emotions into the only way she knew how: music. I’m Lucas Thomae, and this is NC College Beat’s Student Spotlight. My name’s Nuria Shin, I’m a sophomore here at UNC Chapel Hill, double majoring in Ad-PR and voice performance, and I’m a second-generation Korean American. The day after the Atlanta shooting, Nuria picked up a journal and started writing what would eventually become a song, with poignant lyrics focused on anti-Asian sentiment. It was truly just me putting all my thoughts into just a few words, and the first thoughts that came to mind, the first words, “I’m speaking right at you but you don’t seem to care. Your only concern is the color of my skin and my hair.” It’s made me reflect on all of the microaggressions and the racism that I have endured but never really decided to confront just so I could get by easier, and just make it easier on me and my conscience. I’m not really good with words, but it felt a lot easier when I could express my thoughts and feelings into music. When I wrote Integrity it truly was me not knowing how else to express my thoughts, my emotions, the amount of just pain I felt. I never felt that much weight on my heart, if that makes sense. This was one of the times when songwriting just came naturally to me. It had never come naturally, like I don’t write songs. I think this was the first time I had actually sat down and written anything. Nuria recorded the song and posted it to Instagram, where it circulated among the campus community and was met with warmth and appreciation. I know the people who know me and who follow me, I’m not one who’s super active in sharing my opinions or sharing my thoughts but I knew this was something that I had to share and this is something that I wanted my followers – I say my followers, but the people who follow me – to just take the time to listen and hear what I had to say. [Lucas]: And when you shared that post and put that song out into the world what was the community response like and what was your reaction to that? I was really happy that I posted that, because it took this moment of isolation and this moment of fear and turned it into something that was really warm and very supportive, and it felt like my opinions and my thoughts truly mattered to those around me and it felt… It wasn’t lonely anymore. Which was very nice. ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Lucas Thomae NC College Beat has decided to consolidate the COVID-19 data from North Carolina’s many schools and put them here, where we will update the numbers each week throughout the semester. Below, we have cumulative cases, positive test rates, and more from all of the UNC System schools plus the five largest private schools in the state. Schools are ordered from largest to smallest, based on enrollment. Notes:
NOTE: Numbers to the right of the data reflect the change since March 30. UNC System North Carolina State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 12 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 12 (↑7) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 1,531 (↑111) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 5 (↑2) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 12 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 36 (↑10) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown* Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 3 (↑3) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.7% (↑0.4%) * 2,289 (↑136) total positive cases since July 1, 2020 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 12 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 13 (↑1) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 923 (↑40) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 4 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.3% (↑0.1%) East Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 12 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 4 (↓7) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 724 (↑84) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 9 (↑1) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 2% (↑1%) Appalachian State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 13 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 569 (↑46) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 8 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.7% (↓1.1%) * 7 active student cases on March 2 (↓19) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 12 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 10 (no change) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 259 (↑38) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 12 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 11 (↓6) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 555 (↑95) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 2 (↑2) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 1.8% (↑0.1%) North Carolina A&T University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: March 29 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 561 (↑173) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 3 (↑1) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 3.6% (↓0.3%) Western Carolina University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 13 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 0 (↓3) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 276 (↑13) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.7% (↓4.2%) University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 12 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 72 (↑6) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown** * 2 current active student cases (no change) ** 0% in latest surveillance testing period North Carolina Central University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 13 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 152 (↑19) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown Fayetteville State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 12 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 4: 115 (↑19) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 2 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown * 16 active student cases (↑2) Winston-Salem State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 12 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 115 (↑49) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina at Asheville (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 13 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 7 (↑2) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 62 (↑7) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 3.8% (↑3.8%) Elizabeth City State University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 12 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 0 (no change) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 37 (↑4) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 12 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 3 (↑3) Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 74 (↑6) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 6.5% (↑6.5%) North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 13 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 9 (no change) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 0 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown Private Schools Duke University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 11 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 3: 901 (↑69) Clusters Reported since Jan. 3: 2 (no change) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.2% (no change) * 29 students in isolation (↑4) and 139 students in quarantine (↑60) over the past week Wake Forest University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 12 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: 948 (↑8) Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown** * 5 active cases on March 22 (↓2) ** 0.0% COVID-19 prevalence based on stratified random testing (↓0.1%) Elon University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 13 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: 7 (↑2) Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: 0.2% (↓0.3%) * 87 total students in quarantine/isolation (↓239) Campbell University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: April 13 On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown * 4 current positive on-campus student cases (↓31) High Point University (Dashboard) Dashboard last updated: not reported/unknown On-Campus Students in Isolation/Quarantine: not reported/unknown* Cumulative Cases since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Clusters Reported since Jan. 1: not reported/unknown Past-Seven-Days Positive Test Rate: not reported/unknown * 6 active student cases (↓17) ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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Featuring Owen Sizemore and Lucas Thomae
NC College Beat has revamped the weekly roundup from the fall, providing regular updates on happenings within the universities and colleges of North Carolina through our new podcast hosted by Staff Writer Thomas Gessner. Listen to our episode using the audio player above or check out the episode notes below.
1. UNC Charlotte reports a COVID-19 cluster on April 9. The cluster was stated to involve "six students residing in both on- and off-campus residences". This is the first COVID-19 cluster reported by the university this semester, adding to a very low number of overall clusters reported throughout the year. (Further reading from UNC Charlotte) 2. Two COVID-19 clusters identified at NC State University on April 9. One cluster was associated with a student organization's off-campus event on March 31, and the other was associated with Athletics and an off-campus event on March 27. No further specifics were given in the report. (Further reading from NC State University) 3. UNC Health paused administering Johnson and Johnson vaccines on April 8. The decision made last Thursday came after 4-5 patients reported feeling faint or light-headed. Administration of the vaccine resumed today. (Further reading from the Daily Tar Heel) 4. Lowe’s donates $1.5 million dollars to UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics. This money will be used to recruit an endowed Chair in Computer Science that will focus on research in artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as provide $50,000 annually in support of this research. (Further reading from UNC Charlotte) 5. UNC Chapel Hill appoints a new head basketball coach. Hubert Davis, former Tar Heel himself and NBA player, will become the school's first black head basketball coach beginning in the 2021-22 season. ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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Featuring Thomas Gessner and Owen Sizemore
NC College Beat has revamped the weekly roundup from the fall, providing regular updates on happenings within the universities and colleges of North Carolina through our new podcast hosted by Staff Writer Thomas Gessner. Listen to our episode using the audio player above or check out the episode notes below.
1. Roy Williams announces his retirement from UNC Basketball. The three-time national championship coach for Chapel Hill announced on April 1 that he is leaving the team, stunning the North Carolina and College Basketball communities. (Further reading from CNN) 2. Spring Break plans for North Carolina Schools. The many colleges and universities of North Carolina have diverged in their plans for offering a Spring Break to students. UNC Chapel Hill and NC State have opted for regularly-scheduled "Wellness Days" sprinkled throughout the semester, while other schools like Appalachian State and UNC Wilmington opted to use the extra week to end the year early instead. UNC Charlotte was the only institution to maintain a full week-long break for students, albeit in the middle of February. 3. White Boy Summer? D-list celebrity and son of Tom Hanks, Chet Hanks is pushing a mantra and merchandise line through social media that is making waves through college communities of the United States. 4. UNC Charlotte Student Government Association Elections. Senators Dick Beekman and Gabi Hitchcock took home the Student Body President and Vice President race, garnering more than 65% of the vote last week. The Student Government Association Senate also elected its group of officers last Thursday, with Junior Jonathan Mitchell holding on to the number one spot as Speaker of the Senate. (Further reading from NC College Beat) 5. UNC Charlotte opens Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. This multi-year development project had its first guests on March 31, with UNC Charlotte leaders of the past and present expressing their excitement for the hotel to serve as a hub to connect the university's resources to the economic opportunities of the city. (Further reading from Charlotte Business Journal) ● The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.
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